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Andrew Hess
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102) "Lost Stories" by Dashiell Hammett
Collection of long-lost short stories (ranging from his first written story to his list), many never reprinted in a book. These are interspersed with a biography of Hammett's life at the time of writing the stories.
Interesting watching Hammett develop his voice, some of his writing ticks appearing from the very beginning. Tragic, too, to watch his life rise and fall, only to succumb to drink in the end. Overall, great for the aficionado of Hammett or crime fiction.
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David Ferguson
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JUDGE DREDD: AMERICA Had heard good things. Wasn't disappointed. Probably worked even better when it was originally released considering the political climate at the time.
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Jesse Perkins
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Bridge Of Sighs - Richard Russo
Edited by Jesse Perkins on 19 April 2013 at 12:49pm
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Paul Lloyd
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"Flashman And The Angel Of The Lord" by George MacDonald Fraser. Flashman is manipulated into taking part in John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
Only two Flashman books left to read, now. When I finish the last one, I'll be sad.
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Rob Shalda
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Doc Savage: Skull Island by Will Murray. Doc Savage and Kong......What more can one man ask for? Murray does another great job here.
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Steven McCauley
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11/22/63 - just finished this Stephen King novel. My favorite of his. I got an ending from this one! Thinking of trying UNDER THE DOME. Any recommendations for that one?
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Robert Cosgrove
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Listening: Just finished Stephen King, Nightmares and Dreamscapes. This short story collection is read by a variety of readers, from Gracie Slick to Joe Mantegna, so it was fun in that respect. Years ago--like forty--I tried Tolkein's Lord of the Rings and couldn't get into it. I'm trying again, listening to it. So far, so good. It's got a nice rhythmic quality, as one might expect from a specialist in Old English Poetry.
Reading: Just finished Jake Tapper's The Outpost, which I can't recommend highly enough, though it will break your heart. Starting 1356 by one of my favorite authors, Bernard Cornwell.
Comics: just finished Mary Perkins On Stage, Vol. 11, by Leonard Starr. In the intro, Howard Chaykin calls it "the last great adventure strip." Spot on. If you are missing this, you are missing some of the best comics ever. Also read the Dark Horse collection, Conan, Queen of the Black Coast. Although in many ways this has virtues the Marvel version lacked, I'm afraid I'm indelibly imprinted on Buscema's Conan and Belit. Annoyance: what's with the faux typewriter lettering for the captions? Hard to imagine anything less appropriate for a story set in the distant, pre-typewriter past.
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Michael Arndt
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A friend had a copy of: CITY AT WORLD'S END by Edmond Hamilton. Decided to give this a shot.
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Carmen Bernardo
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I'm going to re-read the military histories written by Theodore Ayrton Dodge, starting with the one about Alexander III of Macedon. Though written over a century ago for 19th Century audiences who were aging veterans of the Civil War, there's a lot of fascinating details in the volumes about the development of warfare in the pre-Christian era and how men like Alexander, Hannibal Barca and Julius Caesar used the strategy and tactics which were developed by their day. Though Dodge has much of the baggage of cultural influences and prejudices of a 19th Century American, he does provide you with an entertaining account of the progress of each of the leaders whose campaigns he writes about.
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Derek Cavin
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Mordenheim (A TSR/WOTC Ravenloft novel) by Chet Williamson. A take on the Dr. Frankstein story.
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Eric Morin
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Doc Savage Death in Silver. Whenever I need something to read that will won't take to long I go back to the Doc Savage books.
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Philip Obaza
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Just grabbed these three from the library:
TMNT Collected Book, Volume One [Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird]
Superman: The World of Krypton [John Byrne, Mike Mignola]
Superman in the Eighties [Various]
I'm about halfway through TMNT already - really enjoying
it so far. I'm surprised how closely the first movie
followed the comics' origin story. There are some window
dressing changes for sure, but the characters and
details (aside from the elements added from the animated
television series) are mostly intact.
I'll start World of Krypton next. Can't wait!
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